Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement.


The Meditations (ed. Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1963)

Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement.

Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement.

Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement.

Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement.